In his address Cobb insists that the slavery question, the central issue influencing the pending secession of the South, was not answered by the recent presidential election: "But gentlemen say they cannot do anything. They say that the edict went...

In the speech Bowdon discusses recent legislative debate concerning the expansion of slavery into the country's new states and territories. He argues that since slaves are property, the government should protect their owners' rights in any land...

In the speech Dowdell argues in favor of a clause in the bill that would repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820. He objects to a provision of the act that prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36ø 30' latitude line: "This line...

A letter sent to Governor Miller on behalf of the Tuskegee Institute by its president, Robert R. Moton. He applauds the orderly punishment of crime, but writes that he hopes the courts will be equally as just with African Americans. The...

A letter from an African American to Governor Graves, who had already been succeeded by Governor Miller. Levi G. Byrd urges that the governor look into the case thoroughly, given the information he has found in the newspapers and his belief that...

A letter from two "citizens and tax payers of Jefferson County, Alabama" to Governor Miller. Concerned that the state has spent a lot of money on the trial of the Scottsboro Boys and will spend more yet, the two letter-signers offer to perform the...

A letter from two Puerto Rican communists that pleads with the Governor to postpone the execution of the Scottsboro Boys. The letters makes the case for postponement by advocating against the death penalty in all contexts and asks the governor to...

A telegram from the American Civil Liberties Union to Governor Miller demanding military protection for the Scottsboro defendants and their attorneys in the November 1933 Decatur trial before Judge Callahan. The telegram is signed by Harry F. Ward...